Acute Inpatient LCSW - Monthly Weekends/Holidays - Philadelphia, PA

Mental Health ProfessionalProvide professional mental health treatment to patients and families, utilizing recognized best practice interventions. These core services include assessment of psychosocial functioning and capacities, ability to complete a mental status examination, ability to diagnose mental health condition and provide treatment recommendations. Provide a variety of therapies to address mental health diagnosis that effect children and their families. Collaborate with many disciplines, programs, departments, and organizations in the accomplishment of these duties. Must be able to provide supervision to developing mental health providers in the treatment of children and their families, including training and direct supervision of Fellows. Also provide clinical care to the Behavioral Health Integrated Program when appropriate on an as needed basis.Professional Practice: Assesses, plans, implements professional interventions based upon knowledge of social work practice, human behavior and the social environment, as well as child and family development and functioning. Interventions are directed to the required by patients and their families around illness and disease, hospitalization, and any continuing care that may be required over time.Professional Communications: Responsible for accurate documentation of professional services in the patient's electronic medical record. All requirements for record keeping and documentation, including billing data, are to be completed in a timely manner.Professional Work Environment: Promotes a positive, professional work environment with patients/families, hospital staff, as well as agencies and organizations providing services to patients and families.Professional Leadership: Demonstrates leadership in their programs, the department, hospital and as appropriate, the community.Professional Development: Responsible for the development and enhancement of professional practice skills.Education Qualifications: Master's Degree Social work or social welfare - RequiredExperience Qualifications: Prior clinical social work experience - RequiredSkills and Abilities: Knowledge of typical and atypical child development and related areas. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English. Ability to direct and motivate staff teams. Critical analysis and problem solving skills. Ability to work independently. Ability to work collaboratively with other health care team providers. Ability to develop trusting relationships with patients, families and staff. Ability to work with sensitivity to cultural diversity and assists staff in understanding this diversity. Ability to identify community resources for families and advocate on their behalf. Ability to present self with professional approach and appearance with high level of emotional maturity. Ability to learn public health policy and health care legislation and respond to it as a family advocate.Licenses and Certifications: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - RequiredSalary Range: $36.60 - $46.65 Hourly